Smith & Wollensky review: ‘The best steak in London’
It has the best steak in town and a wine list to rival anyone, but Smith & Wollensky also knows…
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Jonathan Ray on Rioja: ‘The quality level has soared recently’
Rioja’s reds are getting better and better – and you can tuck in as soon as you buy a bottle,…
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How Iceland became a ‘destination for food adventurers’ – Spear’s travel
A curious side-effect of Iceland’s banking crisis has been a subsequent boost in tourism and a growing buzz around the…
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Floral by Lima review: ‘Positively merry and altogether congenial’
Arun Kakar heads to one of London’s stand-out Peruvian restaurants and is taken on a breathless tour of different flavours…
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Akira Kensington review: ‘delicious beyond expectation’
Christopher Jackson beats Evgeny Lebedev to the best table at Akira off Kensington High Street Akira is found on Kensington…
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Review: Grace Hotel, Mykonos
Christopher Jackson visits Mykonos – and finds a gem of a boutique hotel just before the season starts Mykonos is…
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Review: Novikov
Christopher Jackson samples excellent food in a political setting at Novikov The obvious joke about this restaurant is that it…
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Elizabeth Haigh at Mortimer House review: ‘Catch it while it lasts’
Arun Kakar heads to the exceedingly cool Mortimer House for the excellent first entry in its new residency series Mortimer…
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The Ninth review: Jun Tanaka’s French fare dazzles in Fitzrovia
The Japanese-British chef’s food possesses a higher power, writes Rasika Sittamparam If you feel like the world around you is…
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Frog in Covent Garden review: ‘More Borg than McEnroe’
At Adam Handling’s flagship restaurant on Southampton Street, you can see the man himself cooking in the open kitchen. It’s…
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Simpson’s-in-the-Strand review: ‘assiduously presented, and served with cheerful warmth’
Christopher Jackson travels back in time to one of London’s finest institutions Any restaurant whose clientele has included Dickens, Gladstone…
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Ollie Dabbous on Hide, the new Chelsea Barracks and his top London restaurants
Arun Kakar talks to London’s most talked-about chef before he kicks off his landmark residency at the new Chelsea Barracks…
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The Old Hatchet review: ‘Unpretentious, convivial’ Sunday lunch in Berkshire
Alec Marsh and the family head to the Old Hatchet pub in Berkshire for a singuarly superior Sunday lunch –…
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Angelina review: ‘A resoundingly fresh experience’
Dalston’s newest culinary experimenter is full of surprises and leaves plenty to enjoy, writes Arun Kakar Dalston in East London…
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Sol y Sombra – much more than a cocktail
Matthew Gilpin enjoys a long, delicious and typically Spanish lunch in Ibiza, with incredible drinks to boot ‘A beber y…
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The Ivy, Tower Bridge review: ‘the simplification of fine dining into its essence’
Christopher Jackson heads to the Ivy for the umpteenth time but is captivated by its charms all over again To…
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‘Champagne has always been champagne ’ – Thibaut Le Mailloux Q&A
Thibaut Le Mailloux, director of communications at Comité Champagne talks to Arun Kakar about trends in the wine region The…
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Soho Wala review: Mumbai’s street food is here to stay on Marlborough Street
Chef Rajesh Parmar of Taj Hotels’ Thai Pavilion fame has now opened a restaurant that serves street food in style,…
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Monica Galletti’s Mere review: ‘full of life and sass and verve’
Christopher Jackson heads to Monica Galletti’s offering in Fitzrovia, and finds much to enjoy Oxford Street has a quality I…
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Review: Kitty Fisher’s’ welsh rarebit – ‘gooey decadence’ in Mayfair
Christopher Jackson visits the famous little restaurant in Mayfair and finds an establishment whose charms are evolving under George Barson…
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